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Religious Festivals 2020 6 January Epiphany Christianity 7 January Christmas Day Orthodox Christianity 02 January Birth of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi Sikhism 15 January Makar Sankranti Hinduism 19 January World Religion Day Baha’i 1 February Imbolc Paganism 9 February Magha Puja Buddhism 12 February Darwin Day Humanism 15 February Parinirvana Buddhism 26 February Ash Wednesday Christianity 2 March Clean Monday Orthodox Christianity 4 March Maha Shivaratri Hinduism 9-10 March Purim Judaism 10 March Holi Hinduism 10-12 March Hola Mohalla Sikhism 20 March Spring Equinox Paganism 2 April Rama Navami Hinduism 5 April Palm Sunday Christianity 6 April Shri Mahavir Jayanti Jainism 8-16 April Pesach (Passover) Judaism 10 April Good Friday Christianity 11 April Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikhism 12 April Easter Christianity 12 April Orthodox Easter Christianity 13 April Vaisakhi Sikhism 23 April Ramadan Begins Islam 30 April Buddha Day (Vaishakha Puja, Wesak) Buddhism 2 May Beltaine Paganism 2 May Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Sikhism 7 May Buddha Day (Vaishakha Puja, Wesak) Buddhism 19 May Lailat al Qadr Islam 24 May Eid al-Fitr Islam 29 May The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Baha’i 28-30 May Shavuot Judaism 31 May Pentecost (Whitsun) Christianity 16 June Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) Sikhism 21 June Midsummer Solstice Paganism 21 June World Humanist Day Humanism 4 July Dharma Day Buddihsm 30 July Tisha B’av Judaism 1 August Lammas Paganism 31 July 2 August Eid ul-Adha Islam Raksha Bandhan Hinduism & 3 August Jainism 20 August The Hijri New Year Islam 21 August - 18 Al Hijra/Muharram Islam September 22 August Ganesh Chathurthi Hinduism 24 August Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti) Hindusim 27 August-3 September Paryushana Jainism 22 September Autumn Equinox Paganism 29 September -1 Rosh Hashanah Judaism October 17 -25 October Navaratri Hinduism 27 -28 September Yom Kippur Judaism 3-9 October Sukkot Judaism 4 October St Francis Day 10-11 October Simchat Torah Judaism 29 October Mawlid an Nabi Islam 31 October Samhain Paganisim 14 November Diwali Hinduism 14 November Bandi Chhor Divas Sikhism 24 November Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikhism 29 November Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar) Sikhism 29 November Advent Sunday Christianity 10-18 December Hanukkah Judaism 21 December Yule Paganism 25 December Christmas Christianity .

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